Small Business Ventures and Ownership Options

1. Entrepreneurship,New Ventures, andBusiness Ownership 3

2. Introduction In this chapter, we examine converting a great business idea into a profitable enterprise assessing the market potential for new and up-and-coming businesses the business plan, reasons for success and failure advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of ownership

3. Define small business, discuss its importance to the U.S. economy, and explain popular areas of small business. • Explain entrepreneurship and describe some key characteristics of entrepreneurial personalities and activities. • Describe distinctive competence, the business plan, and the start-up decisions made by small businesses and identify sources of financial aid available to such enterprises.

4. Discuss the trends in small business start-ups and identify the main reasons for success and failure among small businesses. • Explain sole proprietorships, partnerships, and cooperatives and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. • Describe corporations, discuss their advantages and disadvantages, and identify different kinds of corporations; explain the basic issues involved in managing a corporation and discuss special issues related to corporate ownership.

5. What Is a “Small” Business? Small business one that is independent (not part of a larger business) and that has relatively little influence in its market Small Business Administration (SBA) government agency charged with assisting small businesses

6. The Importance of Small Business in the United States

7. The Importance of Small Businessin the U.S. Economy (cont.)

8. Job Creation Small businesses have accounted for about 40 percent of all new jobs in high-technology sectors of the economy Small businesses are generally the first to hire in times of economic recovery

9. Popular Areas of Small-Business Enterprise

10. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur businessperson who accepts both the risks and the opportunities involved in creating and operating a new business venture Entrepreneurship the process of seeking business opportunities under conditions of risk

11. Entrepreneurial Characteristics Resourcefulness Concern for good, personal customer relations Strong desire to be their own bosses Deal with uncertainty and risk

12. Understanding Distinctive Competencies Established Market one in which many firms compete according to relatively well-defined criteria Niche a segment of a market that is not currently being exploited

13. First-Mover Advantages  First-mover advantage is any advantage that comes to a firm because it exploits an opportunity before any other firm does

14. Starting and Operating a New Business Business plan Document in which the entrepreneur describes her or his business strategy for the new venture and demonstrates how it will be implemented

15. Crafting a Business Plan Setting Goals and Objectives Sales Forecasting Financial Planning

16. Starting the Small Business

17. Starting a Small Business Franchise arrangement in which a buyer (franchisee) purchases the right to sell the good or service of the seller (franchiser)

18. Franchising Advantages Proven business opportunity Access to management expertise Disadvantages Start-up costs Ongoing payments Management rules and restrictions

19. Starting from Scratch Who and where are my customers? How much will those customers pay for my product? How much of my product can I expect to sell? Who are my competitors? Why will customers buy my product rather than the product of my competitors?

20. Financing a Small Business Personal resources Loans from family and friends Bank loans Venture capital companies Small-Business Investment Companies (SBICs) Minority Enterprise Small-Business Investment Companies (MESBICs) SBA financial programs

21. Financing a Small Business (cont.) Venture Capital Company group of small investors who invest money in companies with rapid growth potential Small-Business Investment Company (SBIC) government-regulated investment company that borrows money from the SBA to invest in or lend to a small business

22. Trends in Small-Business Start-Ups Emergence of E-Commerce The Internet provides fundamentally new ways of doing business Crossovers from Big Business More businesses are being started by people who have opted to leave big corporations and put their experience to work for themselves Opportunities for Minorities and Women More small businesses are also being started by minorities and women.

23. Emergence of E-commerce

24. Reasons WomenGive for Starting Businesses

25. Trends in Small-Business Start-Ups Global Opportunities Many entrepreneurs are also finding new opportunities in foreign markets Better Survival Rates Today, 44 percent of new start-ups can expect to survive for at least four years

26. Reasons for Failure Managerial incompetence or inexperience Neglect Weak control systems Insufficient capital

27. Reasons for Success Hard work, drive, and dedication Market demand for the products or services being provided Managerial competence Luck

28. Noncorporate Business Ownership Sole Proprietorship business owned and usually operated by one person who is responsible for all of its debts General Partnership business with two or more owners who share in both the operation of the firm and the financial responsibility for its debts

29. Sole Proprietorship Advantages Freedom Simple to form Low start-up costs Tax benefits • Disadvantage • Unlimited liability • Limited resources • Limited fundraising capability • Lack of continuity

30. Partnerships Advantages More talent and money More fundraising capability Relatively easy to form Limited liability for limited partners Tax benefits • Disadvantages • Unlimited liability for general partners • Disagreements among partners • Lack of continuity

31. Comparative Summary: Three Forms of Business

32. Alternatives to General Partnerships Limited Partnership Allows for limited partners who invest money but are liable for debts only to the extent of their investments General (or active) partners run the business Master Limited Partnership Master partner has majority ownership and runs the business; minority partners have no management voice

33. Cooperatives Combine the freedom of sole proprietorships with the financial power of corporations Groups of sole proprietorships or partnerships agree to work together for their common benefit

34. Proportions of U.S. Firms in Terms ofOrganization Type and Sales Revenue

35. The Corporate Entity • Corporation • business that is legally considered an entity separate from its owners and is liable for its own debts; owners’ liability extends to the limits of their investments

36. Corporations Advantages Limited liability Continuity Stronger fundraising capability • Disadvantages • Can be taken over against the will of its management • Double taxation of profits • Complicated and expensive to form

37. Types of Corporations

38. Types of Corporations (cont.) • Closely Held (or Private) Corporation • a corporation whose stock is held by only a few people and is not available for sale to the general public • Publicly Held (or Public) Corporation • A corporation whose stock is widely held and available for sale to the general public • S Corporation • a hybrid of a closely held corporation and a partnership, organized and operated like a corporation but treated as a partnership for tax purposes

39. Types of Corporations (cont.) • Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) • hybrid of a publicly held corporation and a partnership in which owners are taxed as partners but enjoy the benefits of limited liability • Professional Corporation • form of ownership allowing professionals to take advantage of corporate benefits while granting them limited business liability and unlimited professional liability

40. Types of Corporations (cont.) • Multinational (or Transnational) Corporation • form of corporation spanning national boundaries

41. Managing a Corporation • Corporate Governance • roles of shareholders, directors, and other managers in corporate decision making and accountability

42. Corporate Governance • Stockholder (or Shareholder) • owner of shares of stock in a corporation • Board of Directors • governingbody of a corporation that reports to its shareholders and delegates power to run its day-to-day operations while remaining responsible for sustaining its assets • Officers • top management team of a corporation

43. Special Issues in Corporate Ownership

44. Applying What You’ve Learned • Define small business, discuss its importance to the U.S. economy, and explain popular areas of small business. • Explain entrepreneurship and describe some key characteristics of entrepreneurial personalities and activities. • Describe distinctive competence, the business plan, and the start-up decisions made by small businesses and identify sources of financial aid available to such enterprises.

45. Applying What You’ve Learned (cont.) • Discuss the trends in small business start-ups and identify the main reasons for success and failure among small businesses. • Explain sole proprietorships, partnerships, and cooperatives and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. • Describe corporations, discuss their advantages and disadvantages, and identify different kinds of corporations; explain the basic issues involved in managing a corporation and discuss special issues related to corporate ownership.